Mortise and Tenon Question

[Corvin Alstot]

Also, if the joint should fail, you can reapply epoxy into the joint and it will adhere to the old glue (similar to hide glue in this respect). PVA glue does not allow this condition, it would have to be completely removed for it to have a strong bond.

Epoxy - easy to repair, able to fill gaps, high strength.

[Les Spencer]

Larry,

Nice to have another Hoosier at the Creek. I live in Plainfield.

Gorilla glue does wonders with undersize joints. Just have to be careful of the foam out.

Go Colts!!

[Steve Schoene]

Epoxy just about the only glue that has strength when it fills gaps. But personally I wouldn't use it for interior furniture joints. Better to shim with veneer to tighten the joint. While epoxy will stick to epoxy, like hide glue to hide glue, I can't quite convince myself that epoxy joints are practical to disassemble if needed.

By the way, best practices call for first making the mortise--make sure it is square and perpenticular to the surface and then make the tenon, and do all the trimming on the inside surface of the tenon (unless you need to move the surface of the rail closer to the surface of the leg).